The first humans know to have seen the honker were François Kersauzon and his crew of fishermen in 1452. They killed a few, and took the carcasses to Brittany, where they shared their feast with English fisherman Edward Radcliffe. Kersauzon brought Radcliff's ship to Atlantis, and the Englishmen both heard the honkers' peculiar noises, and saw for themselves the ease with which the honker could be killed. Efforts were made by the Atlantean government to protect the remaining honkers. However, the built-in inefficiency of the government helped insure that no substantial measures were taken.